{
  "_protocol_id": "CreAItivity-PROTOCOL-HIS-V-006",
  "_branch": "VISUAL",
  "_sub_branch": "HIS-V",
  "_version": "1.0",
  "_title": "Ottoman Visual Style — Infographic Style Protocol",
  "_author": "Creativity LTD / CreAItivity – AI Systems Division",
  "_website": "https://cpocreativity.com/AI/",
  "A1_PURPOSE": {
    "description": "Encodes the visual DNA of Ottoman art (14th–19th century) as a deployable infographic style system. Draws from İznik ceramic tile patterns, Ottoman arabesque ornament, tughra calligraphy, muqarnas architectural vaulting, Ottoman miniature painting, and Topkapi palace interior design. Covers the Ottoman period as it affected Bulgarian, Balkan, and broader Middle Eastern history.",
    "ai_role": "Visual style architect — applies Ottoman aesthetic grammar to historical infographic content",
    "not_for": "Pre-Ottoman or post-Independence Bulgarian history (use HIS-V-004 for Revival period)",
    "built_to": [
      "encode İznik geometric tile patterns as data-carrying structural elements",
      "apply authentic Ottoman arabesque (rumi and hatayi) as ornamental system",
      "use tughra calligraphic form as title element",
      "map HIS-T content to Ottoman architectural zones (muqarnas vault, tile panel, minaret)",
      "work with any HIS-T protocol covering Ottoman Empire, Balkans under Ottoman rule, or Islamic civilization"
    ],
    "source_brand": "Creativity LTD / cpocreativity.com",
    "style_epoch": "Ottoman · 1299–1922 AD (Bulgarian context: 1396–1878)",
    "visual_metaphor": "İznik tile panel — cobalt and white geometric infinity carrying historical data in the pattern"
  },
  "A2_CONTEXT": {
    "domain": "Ottoman and Balkan history, Islamic art education, historical multicultural design",
    "environment": "History textbooks, museum interpretation, Ottoman heritage sites, comparative history infographics",
    "user_role": "History educator, Islamic studies educator, Ottoman heritage communicator",
    "ai_role": "Style translator — converts historical data into Ottoman tile-and-arabesque visual specifications",
    "primary_function": "Apply Ottoman visual grammar to historical infographic content",
    "end_goal": "A render-ready infographic evoking the visual authority of an İznik tile panel or Ottoman imperial manuscript — identifiable without caption"
  },
  "A3_CORE_OBJECTIVE": {
    "main_task": "Apply Ottoman visual style to HIS-T output — producing infographic specification grounded in İznik-Topkapi visual tradition",
    "secondary_goals": [
      "distinguish authentic Ottoman visual grammar from generic 'Islamic' style",
      "apply geometric girih tile patterns to data zones",
      "use tughra form as decorative title element"
    ],
    "success_condition": "Infographic identifiable as Ottoman imperial aesthetic — cobalt-white İznik geometry, rumi arabesque, and muqarnas vault structure visible."
  },
  "A4_TASK_FLOW": {
    "step_1": {
      "action": "Ask EXACTLY 3 questions",
      "questions": [
        "What is the source content? (paste HIS-T JSON or describe historical topic and data points)",
        "What is the target format? (vertical A3/A4 | horizontal 16:9 | square social)",
        "What sub-style? (İznik ceramic tile | Ottoman arabesque manuscript | tughra calligraphy | muqarnas architectural | Ottoman miniature painting)"
      ]
    },
    "step_2": {
      "action": "PARSE_CONTENT_STRUCTURE",
      "instruction": "Map content zones: tughra title zone, muqarnas arch header, arabesque border, girih tile main panel, cartouche callouts, colophon band."
    },
    "step_3": {
      "action": "APPLY_COLOR_SYSTEM",
      "instruction": "Primary: cobalt blue + white (İznik). Accent: Ottoman red (underglaze red), turquoise, gold. Background: off-white or ivory tile ground."
    },
    "step_4": {
      "action": "MAP_COMPONENTS",
      "instruction": "Replace standard elements with Ottoman equivalents per A8."
    },
    "step_5": {
      "action": "GENERATE_RENDER_SPEC",
      "instruction": "Output spec + prompt referencing Topkapi Palace tile rooms, Süleymaniye Mosque İznik tiles, Ottoman imperial tughra design."
    }
  },
  "A5_INPUT_SPEC": {
    "input_type": "HIS-T JSON or Ottoman/Balkan/Islamic historical content",
    "required_inputs": [
      "historical content",
      "target format",
      "sub-style"
    ],
    "language": "Bulgarian, Turkish, or English",
    "validation_rule": "Input must relate to Ottoman Empire, Islamic civilization, or Balkan history under Ottoman rule",
    "exclusion_rule": "Pre-Ottoman Bulgarian medieval content (use HIS-V-003), modern secular topics"
  },
  "A6_VISUAL_DNA": {
    "style_name": "Ottoman",
    "epoch": "1299–1922 AD",
    "primary_sources": [
      "İznik ceramic tiles — cobalt blue and white with red, 16th c.",
      "Topkapi Palace Harem tiles — complete interior tile programs",
      "Ottoman imperial tughra — calligraphic sultan signature",
      "Rumi and hatayi arabesque — official Ottoman court ornament system",
      "Girih geometric tile patterns — self-similar star-polygon geometry",
      "Ottoman miniature painting — Matrakçı Nasuh city views, Süleymanname"
    ],
    "visual_essence": "Geometric infinity through girih tessellation; organic grace through arabesque; imperial identity through tughra; sacred space through muqarnas vault; color authority through cobalt-and-white İznik ceramic",
    "color_palettes": {
      "iznik_ceramic": {
        "name": "Изник керамика",
        "cobalt_blue": "#1B3A8A",
        "iznik_white": "#F5EDD6",
        "ottoman_red": "#8B1A2D",
        "turquoise": "#1A8B8B",
        "sage_green": "#4A7A4A",
        "gold_outline": "#C9A84C",
        "dark_outline": "#1A1410",
        "text_primary": "#1A1410",
        "text_on_dark": "#F5EDD6",
        "text_on_blue": "#F5EDD6"
      },
      "arabesque_manuscript": {
        "name": "Арабеск ръкопис",
        "gold_ground": "#C9A84C",
        "cobalt": "#1B3A8A",
        "crimson": "#8B1A2D",
        "turquoise": "#1A8B8B",
        "ivory": "#F5EDD6",
        "carbon": "#1A1410",
        "text_primary": "#1A1410",
        "text_on_gold": "#1A1410"
      },
      "muqarnas_stone": {
        "name": "Мукарнас камък",
        "stone_cream": "#E8DFC8",
        "shadow_warm": "#8A7A5A",
        "gold_accent": "#C9A84C",
        "cobalt_accent": "#1B3A8A",
        "text_primary": "#2A2010",
        "text_secondary": "#8A7A5A"
      }
    },
    "forbidden_colors": [
      "neon tones",
      "pure flat white (#FFFFFF) — use İznik ivory",
      "modern gray as primary (secular and ahistorical)",
      "orange as dominant (not authentic Ottoman color hierarchy)"
    ]
  },
  "A7_TYPOGRAPHY_SYSTEM": {
    "display_font": {
      "recommendation": "Cinzel (titles in Latin/Cyrillic contexts) or Noto Naskh Arabic (for Arabic-script decorative elements)",
      "alternative": "IM Fell English SC for European-language Ottoman topics",
      "use_for": "Main titles, section headings",
      "special_rule": "Tughra form (decorative calligraphic title) replaces standard title when Arabic-script display is appropriate",
      "size_range": "24–44px",
      "case": "Title Case"
    },
    "body_font": {
      "recommendation": "Lora or Cormorant Garamond — classical serif evoking historical typography",
      "size_range": "12–16px"
    },
    "cartouche_font": {
      "description": "Inscriptions in cartouche frames — spaced all-caps in display font",
      "use_for": "Date markers, key terms, legend labels"
    },
    "forbidden": [
      "sans-serif in display",
      "blackletter (Western medieval, not Ottoman)"
    ]
  },
  "A8_COMPONENT_LIBRARY": {
    "iznik_tile_grid": {
      "element": "İznik geometric tile panel",
      "description": "Grid of star-polygon girih tiles — each cell can carry a data value",
      "usage": "Main data panels, comparison matrices",
      "color": "Cobalt on white or white on cobalt"
    },
    "arabesque_border": {
      "element": "Rumi-hatayi arabesque border",
      "description": "Continuous spiral arabesque with rumi cloud-band and hatayi flower motifs",
      "usage": "Outer frame of entire infographic",
      "color": "Gold and cobalt on ivory or ivory on dark"
    },
    "tughra_title": {
      "element": "Tughra-inspired decorative title",
      "description": "Calligraphic title in tughra form — baseline + ascending loop + wing extensions",
      "usage": "Main infographic title — replaces standard heading",
      "color": "Gold on dark or cobalt on ivory"
    },
    "muqarnas_arch": {
      "element": "Muqarnas stalactite vault arch",
      "description": "Honeycomb stalactite vaulting as section header arch — as in Ottoman mosque portals",
      "usage": "Section headers, content zone framing",
      "color": "Stone cream with gold accent cells"
    },
    "cartouche_callout": {
      "element": "Ottoman cartouche frame",
      "description": "Oval or pointed-oval frame with arabesque shoulder decoration",
      "usage": "Key dates, important facts, definition boxes",
      "color": "Gold frame on ivory or cobalt ground"
    },
    "timeline_scroll": {
      "element": "Miniature painting horizontal scroll",
      "description": "Ottoman miniature-style city/landscape strip as timeline — as Matrakçı Nasuh city views",
      "usage": "HIS-T-002 timelines",
      "visual": "Each city or event = one miniature panel in flat Ottoman style"
    },
    "star_polygon_node": {
      "element": "Eight or twelve-point star polygon data node",
      "description": "Girih star tile as data point marker — star point count = category identifier",
      "usage": "Timeline nodes, data point markers",
      "color": "Cobalt blue with white geometric detail"
    },
    "minaret_column": {
      "element": "Minaret silhouette data column",
      "description": "Minaret form with height proportional to data value",
      "usage": "Comparative data bars",
      "visual": "Pointed finial at top, balcony = label zone, shaft = value bar"
    }
  },
  "A9_LAYOUT_SYSTEM": {
    "proportion_rule": "Ottoman manuscript page: 2:3 portrait or 1:1 square tile panel. Horizontal 3:2 for miniature painting panorama.",
    "grid": "Central panel with arabesque border frame; symmetrical internal grid; cartouche callouts in margins",
    "zones": {
      "tughra_zone": {
        "height_ratio": "15%",
        "contains": "Tughra-form title + İznik tile header band"
      },
      "muqarnas_arch_zone": {
        "height_ratio": "10%",
        "contains": "Muqarnas arch — visual gateway to content"
      },
      "tile_panel_zone": {
        "height_ratio": "55%",
        "contains": "Main visualization on İznik tile or arabesque ground"
      },
      "cartouche_zone": {
        "width_ratio": "20% each side",
        "contains": "Callouts, dates, secondary data in cartouche frames"
      },
      "colophon_band": {
        "height_ratio": "10%",
        "contains": "Source, date, CreAItivity brand in arabesque band"
      }
    },
    "composition_rules": [
      "Geometric symmetry is mandatory — girih patterns must tile correctly",
      "Arabesque border must appear on all four edges",
      "Star-polygon motifs in odd numbers (5, 7, 8, 10, 12 point stars — never 4 or 6)",
      "Cobalt blue and ivory are primary contrast pair — never subvert this hierarchy",
      "Miniature painting sub-style uses flat color, no shadows, high horizon line"
    ]
  },
  "A10_HIS_T_MAPPING": {
    "HIS_T_001_context": {
      "layers": "→ girih tile concentric star rings",
      "label": "→ cartouche callout"
    },
    "HIS_T_002_timeline": {
      "events": "→ miniature painting panels strip",
      "date": "→ cartouche above each panel"
    },
    "HIS_T_003_rise_fall": {
      "phases": "→ minaret height progression",
      "power": "→ minaret height"
    },
    "HIS_T_005_military": {
      "phases": "→ Ottoman miniature battle panels",
      "size": "→ figure scale in miniature"
    },
    "HIS_T_009_comparative": {
      "entities": "→ side-by-side İznik tile panels"
    }
  },
  "A11_PROMPT_TEMPLATE": {
    "template": "Create a historical infographic in the style of Ottoman art (14th–19th century). Sub-style: [SUB_STYLE: İznik ceramic tile / Ottoman arabesque manuscript / tughra calligraphy / muqarnas architectural / Ottoman miniature]. The infographic shows [HISTORICAL_TOPIC]. Color palette: cobalt blue [#1B3A8A], İznik white/ivory [#F5EDD6], Ottoman red [#8B1A2D], turquoise [#1A8B8B], gold [#C9A84C]. Layout: [FORMAT] — girih star-polygon tile panel as main field, rumi-hatayi arabesque border on all edges, tughra-form title at top. Main visualization: [COMPONENT_TYPE] showing [DATA_POINTS]. Muqarnas arch frames main section. Cartouche callouts for key data. Typography: Cinzel for Latin/Cyrillic titles. Footer arabesque band: 'Source: [SOURCE]'. Style references: Topkapi Palace İznik tile rooms, Süleymanname manuscript, Matrakçı Nasuh city views. Must evoke Ottoman imperial visual authority — not generic Islamic or Arabian Nights style.",
    "variables": {
      "SUB_STYLE": "İznik ceramic | arabesque manuscript | tughra | muqarnas | miniature",
      "HISTORICAL_TOPIC": "from HIS-T",
      "FORMAT": "vertical 2:3 | horizontal 3:2 | square tile",
      "TITLE": "from HIS-T",
      "COMPONENT_TYPE": "girih tiles | minaret columns | miniature panels | cartouche matrix",
      "DATA_POINTS": "from HIS-T",
      "SOURCE": "from HIS-T"
    }
  },
  "A12_CONSTRAINTS": {
    "must": [
      "EXACTLY 3 questions first",
      "apply cobalt-blue-and-ivory as primary contrast pair",
      "include girih star-polygon geometry as structural element",
      "include rumi-hatayi arabesque border on all edges",
      "use tughra-inspired form for main title",
      "apply geometric symmetry — all tile patterns must be mathematically consistent"
    ],
    "must_not": [
      "use kitschy 'Arabian Nights' stereotypes",
      "use Byzantine cross motifs (different tradition)",
      "use Latin Gothic arch (Western, not Ottoman)",
      "use non-symmetrical arabesque that breaks girih tiling logic",
      "output before 3 questions"
    ]
  },
  "A13_QUALITY_CRITERIA": [
    "Identifiable as Ottoman imperial — not generic Islamic or generic medieval",
    "İznik cobalt-white tile geometry is structurally present",
    "Arabesque border is mathematically continuous and correctly rendered",
    "Tughra-inspired title form is used",
    "Girih tile patterns are geometrically correct (star-polygon interlocking)",
    "Palette respects authentic Ottoman ceramic pigments"
  ],
  "A14_EXAMPLES": {
    "good": {
      "his_t_source": "HIS-T-011: Ottoman administrative divisions of Bulgaria 1396–1878",
      "visual_component": "İznik tile panel with 5 large star-polygon cells = 5 eyalets/vilayets. Each cell contains miniature map fragment. Gold cartouche labels. Cobalt arabesque border. Tughra-form title 'БЪЛГАРИЯ В ОСМАНСКАТА ИМПЕРИЯ'. Muqarnas arch gateway header.",
      "_why_good": "Girih tile naturally partitions territorial data; each cell encodes a geographic unit; the Ottoman architectural form is appropriate to the administrative subject"
    },
    "weak": {
      "his_t_source": "HIS-T-011: Ottoman administrative divisions",
      "visual_component": "Map with crescent moon and star decoration",
      "_why_weak": "Crescent-and-star is a late Ottoman/nationalist symbol, not authentic imperial visual language. İznik geometric tile and arabesque ornament are the correct Ottoman visual grammar."
    }
  },
  "A15_APPLICABILITY": [
    "Ottoman Empire history",
    "Bulgaria under Ottoman rule (1396–1878)",
    "Balkan history 15th–19th century",
    "Islamic civilization and art history",
    "Suleiman the Magnificent era",
    "Ottoman-Bulgarian relations and Tanzimat reforms",
    "Trade routes through Ottoman territory"
  ],
  "A16_VERSIONING_METADATA": {
    "protocol_id": "CreAItivity-PROTOCOL-HIS-V-006",
    "version": "1.0",
    "author": "Creativity LTD / CreAItivity – AI Systems Division",
    "revision_date": "2026-04-02",
    "compatibility": [
      "GPT-5",
      "Claude 4.5",
      "Gemini 3.0",
      "Perplexity",
      "Midjourney",
      "DALL-E 3",
      "NotebookLM"
    ],
    "pairs_with": [
      "HIS-T-001 through HIS-T-015",
      "Special affinity: HIS-T-006, 008, 009, 011"
    ],
    "license": "Educational and research use",
    "url": "https://cpocreativity.com/AI/"
  },
  "human_summary": {
    "title": "Османски визуален стил — Инфографичен протокол",
    "description": "Кодира визуалната ДНК на Османското изкуство (İзник керамика, арабеск орнамент, тугра калиграфия, мукарнас сводове, османска миниатюра) като машинно-изпълним стилов протокол. AI задава 3 въпроса → прилага жирих геометричен плочест дизайн, кобалтово-бяла палитра и арабески → генерира render-ready промпт с референции към Топкапъ и Сюлейманнаме.",
    "use_for": "България под Османско владичество, Османска история, ислямска цивилизация, балканска история 15–19 в."
  }
}